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An Vo and Hieu Tran present their business during the finals of the Herb Kelleher Entrepreneurship Center's Freed Family 2024 Pitch Competition on Oct. 17, 2024.

UT engineering students win Freed Family Pitch Competition with ‘All Eyes’ uniquely accessible vision care instrument

Maya Thakur, General Life&Arts Reporter October 22, 2024

A year of late nights hunched over hot glue in a Jester dorm room and rehearsing their pitch presentations paid off for Raghav Katta, An (Ian) Vo and Hieu (Johnny) Tran. On Thursday, they won first place...

SHEspeaks brings panel of founding businesswomen to campus, sharing their success through failure

SHEspeaks brings panel of founding businesswomen to campus, sharing their success through failure

Katherine Jones, Life&Arts Senior Reporter October 22, 2024

A panel of female founders and leaders shared their journeys and insights at the Kendra Scott Women’s Entrepreneurial Leadership Institute’s SHEspeaks event. Sharing anecdotes on milestones as well...

Barefoot Outfitters employees smile behind the checkout counter during the grand opening of their store on Oct. 17, 2024.

New family-owned game day store brightens up empty storefronts on Guadalupe

Bailey Raymond, General Life&Arts Reporter October 22, 2024

On Wednesday at 12:20 p.m., the desolate storefront on Guadalupe housed a few shelves and a ladder. By 4 p.m. the next day, customers streamed into the fully stocked Barefoot Campus Outfitter to check...

Nine DIY Halloween crafts to decorate your place this spooky season

Nine DIY Halloween crafts to decorate your place this spooky season

Sabrina Ye, General Life&Arts Reporter October 21, 2024

The scariest part of Halloween might just be the price tag on decorations. However, with a little creativity and some everyday household items, students can transform their homes into spooky haunted houses...

Blue Birds Jazz Combo preform at Mozart's The Loft on October 17, 2024.

Butler Jazz Combos perform at Mozart’s, provides welcoming space for local jazz community

Ana Taveira and Charlotte Karner October 21, 2024

As the sun begins to set over Lake Austin, Austinites gather in Mozart’s Coffee Roasters’ “The Loft” to enjoy fresh brews and the sweet sound of the Butler School of Music’s jazz combos. What...

Students collaborate on stand out video game ‘Prom: Paradise and Pandemonium’

Students collaborate on stand out video game ‘Prom: Paradise and Pandemonium’

Brynn Dominguez, General Life&Arts Reporter October 20, 2024

After meeting for the first time, 10 students decided to work together for the next 48 hours to create a fully interactive and downloadable video game.  Jeremy Suh, an arts and entertainment senior,...

Bollywood dance team Texas Dhoom performs a classical Kathak dance for the Indian Cultural Association's Jashan event in the WCP Student Activity Center on Oct. 18, 2024.

Sixteen years later, Indian Cultural Association brings back event highlighting Indian culture

Riddhi Bora, Senior Life&Arts Reporter October 20, 2024

Last year, while sorting through their storage locker, Indian Cultural Association (ICA) members found fliers from 2008 advertising an event titled “Jashan,” which translates to “celebration” in...

UT alumna revisits college experience, talks comedy in film ‘American Spirit’

UT alumna revisits college experience, talks comedy in film ‘American Spirit’

Joe Ferrara, Life&Arts General Reporter October 18, 2024

Ten years after actor Mackinlee Waddell first set foot on UT’s campus, she found herself sitting in Jester Plaza. The scene mirrored nights from her college experience, as she told ridiculous party stories...

Alumni discusses new Amazon Prime Video show “The Pradeeps of Pittsburgh,” South Asian representation in film

Alumni discusses new Amazon Prime Video show “The Pradeeps of Pittsburgh,” South Asian representation in film

Riddhi Bora, Senior Life&Arts Reporter October 18, 2024

Actor, comedian and radio-television-film alum Sahana Srinivasan plays Bhanu, the eldest child and daughter, in “The Pradeeps of Pittsburgh,” a comedy show on Amazon Prime Video following an Indian...

Queer Trans BIPOC Agency kicks off its meeting series focusing on safety, resources, community

Queer Trans BIPOC Agency kicks off its meeting series focusing on safety, resources, community

Joe Ferrara, Life&Arts General Reporter October 17, 2024

The smell of fresh empanadas and the sound of thoughtful discussion between more than 20 students filled the former Multicultural Engagement Center on the evening of Oct. 16.  The Queer Trans Black...

Woman looks through clothes on Oct. 12 at newly opened 2nd Street Vintage located on Guadalupe Street.

2nd Street’s grand opening brings sustainable style to UT’s campus

Katherine Jones, Senior Life&Arts Reporter October 17, 2024

The vibrant energy of The Drag welcomes its newest addition: 2nd Street. The establishment opened its doors on Oct. 5, bringing sustainable fashion right across campus for students. 2nd Street boasts...

UT study provides cell phones to Austin’s unhoused population

UT study provides cell phones to Austin’s unhoused population

Behr Rinke, General Life&Arts Reporter October 16, 2024

While working as a pharmacist in Richmond, Virginia, Leticia Moczygemba Ph.D. interviewed unhoused service providers — caseworkers, nurse practitioners and physicians — to better understand the...

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